Wartrace Park

The Wartrace Park boat ramp provides excellent access to the Cumberland River and Cordell Hull Lake. This recreation area, located just 9 miles from Gainesboro, Tennessee, offers a paved boat ramp, a large group shelter, and other amenities like flush toilets, drinking water, a playground, and a fish cleaning station.

Cordell Hull Lake is a scenic reservoir along the Cumberland River system, known for its rolling, wooded hills and diverse wildlife. The lake offers great opportunities for boating, fishing, and other water sports. Paddlers and small motorized boats will find the calm waters of the lake to be ideal for exploring the area. Larger boats may want to check navigation charts for the Cumberland River as the waterway can have some restricted areas and tailwater safety zones.

Visitors will need to pay a $5 entry fee to access the boat ramp and other recreation facilities at Wartrace Park. Campsites with hookups are also available nearby if you want to make a weekend of your trip. Whether you're launching a kayak, canoe, or powerboat, the Wartrace Park boat ramp provides a well-equipped access point to enjoy the beautiful Cordell Hull Lake.

Overview
Wartrace Creek Recreation Area is located on Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, just nine miles from Gainesboro, TN. The lake itself was named after one of America's outstanding statesmen and one of Tennessee's finest volunteers. Hull was born in a log cabin in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains. Families and friends enjoy coming to the lake for boating, fishing,...

Overview
Wartrace Creek Recreation Area is located on Cordell Hull Lake on the Cumberland River System, just nine miles from Gainesboro, TN. The lake itself was named after one of America's outstanding statesmen and one of Tennessee's finest volunteers. Hull was born in a log cabin in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains. Families and friends enjoy coming to the lake for boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, hunting and relaxing in the outdoors.Click here for a virtual tour of the Cordell Hull Lake facilities.
Recreation
The 12,000-acre lake stretches 72 miles upstream and has 381 miles of shoreline, offering recreational activities for just about any type of visitor.

Anglers enjoy fishing for white bass, rockfish, largemouth bass, catfish, shad and crappie. Boating, sailing, water skiing, and jet skiing are popular activities on the water.

Many miles of hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking trails surround the lake. The 6-mile Bearwaller Gap Trail has a trailhead in nearby Defeated Creek Park. Other trails in the area include the Turkey Creek Nature Trail and Bear Wheels Trail.Facilities
This wooded day-use area offers one large, group shelter. Amenities include flush toilets, drinking water, a playground , volley ball court, fishing cleaning station and boat ramp.Natural Features
Cordell Hull Lake is situated among rolling hills wooded with a mixture of shady maple, hickory, oak, beech and chestnut trees. Summer temperatures range from the 60s to the 90s.

Wildlife is abundant around the lake. Whitetail deer, wild turkeys, quail, squirrels, rabbits, and a wide variety of waterfowl are commonly seen throughout the area.

Nearby Attractions
The historic town of Granville, TN is a 45-minute drive from the campground. Visitors enjoy celebrating the town's Heritage Day annually in May. Events include the Uncle Jimmy Thompson Bluegrass Festival, antique car and tractor shows, and Confederate Civil War living history presentations.

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